Michele Redman

Michele Redman hit her 9-wood just once on Friday in the first round of the Kellogg-Keebler Classic at Stonebridge County Club, but it played a big part in her 8-under-par, first-round 64. Redman, who is a shot behind leader Annika Sorenstam, used the lofted wood out of the rough on the 414-yard seventh hole and knocked her ball 6 feet from the hole. She made her final birdie of the day. Sorenstam is partly responsible for Redman putting the 9-wood in her bag. "Five years ago I was playing...

Sergio Garcia left a world-class field in his wake, making eight birdies in his first 15 holes for a 5-under 67 that gave him a six-shot lead in the Wachovia Championship in Charlotte, N.C. Garcia pulled away with three straight birdies on the back nine and moved to 12-under 204. D.J. Trahan was at 6-under 210, along with Vijay Singh and Jim Furyk. Tiger Woods squandered opportunities on the front nine and failed to make a birdie over the final 11 holes for a 73, leaving him at...

Annika Sorenstam shot a 4-under 68 Thursday to take a two-shot lead over Karrie Webb and three others after one round in the first LPGA Tour major championship of the year, the Kraft Nabisco at Rancho Mirage, Calif. Trying to become the first woman to win the same major championship three years in a row in 64 years, Sorenstam birdied the final two holes in an efficient round. Playing partner Meunier-Lebouc was two back with a 2-under 70 along with Laura Davies, Michele Redman and Webb.

Annika Sorenstam shot a 4-under 68 Thursday to take a two-shot lead over Karrie Webb and three others after one round in the first LPGA Tour major championship of the year, the Kraft Nabisco at Rancho Mirage, Calif. Trying to become the first woman to win the same major championship three years in a row in 64 years, Sorenstam birdied the final two holes in an efficient round. Playing partner Meunier-Lebouc was two back with a 2-under 70 along with Laura Davies, Michele Redman and Webb.

Kate Golden was as surprised as anybody. Golden rolled in a 66-foot eagle putt on her final hole Thursday to cap a 5-under-par 67 that gave her sole possession of the lead, one shot better than Mi Hyun Kim, at the LPGA Canadian Women's Open in Vaudreuil-Dorian, Quebec. "I didn't hit it very well Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday, and I was a little concerned about [Thursday]," said Golden, 35, who has won only once in a decade on tour. "But it all kind of came together at the right time."

Kate Golden was as surprised as anybody. Golden rolled in a 66-foot eagle putt on her final hole Thursday to cap a 5-under-par 67 that gave her sole possession of the lead, one shot better than Mi Hyun Kim, at the LPGA Canadian Women's Open in Vaudreuil-Dorian, Quebec. "I didn't hit it very well Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday, and I was a little concerned about [Thursday]," said Golden, 35, who has won only once in a decade on tour. "But it all kind of came together at the right time."

Sergio Garcia left a world-class field in his wake, making eight birdies in his first 15 holes for a 5-under 67 that gave him a six-shot lead in the Wachovia Championship in Charlotte, N.C. Garcia pulled away with three straight birdies on the back nine and moved to 12-under 204. D.J. Trahan was at 6-under 210, along with Vijay Singh and Jim Furyk. Tiger Woods squandered opportunities on the front nine and failed to make a birdie over the final 11 holes for a 73, leaving him at...

Michele Redman hit her 9-wood just once on Friday in the first round of the Kellogg-Keebler Classic at Stonebridge County Club, but it played a big part in her 8-under-par, first-round 64. Redman, who is a shot behind leader Annika Sorenstam, used the lofted wood out of the rough on the 414-yard seventh hole and knocked her ball 6 feet from the hole. She made her final birdie of the day. Sorenstam is partly responsible for Redman putting the 9-wood in her bag. "Five years ago I was playing...

Annika Sorenstam had barely finished her round and already she was contemplating what it would take to overcome Se Ri Pak and win a record-tying fifth straight LPGA event. Just another miracle round and finish, all wrapped into one. "Fifty-nine," Sorenstam said, breaking into a laugh. Sorenstam's bid to tie the LPGA record set by Nancy Lopez 23 years ago appeared all but over Saturday after she shot an even-par 72 to trail Pak by eight shots going into the final round of the Longs...

Annika Sorenstam had barely finished her round and already she was contemplating what it would take to overcome Se Ri Pak and win a record-tying fifth straight LPGA event. Just another miracle round and finish, all wrapped into one. "Fifty-nine," Sorenstam said, breaking into a laugh. Sorenstam's bid to tie the LPGA record set by Nancy Lopez 23 years ago appeared all but over Saturday after she shot an even-par 72 to trail Pak by eight shots going into the final round of the Longs...

Lanny Wadkins became the sixth player in PGA Senior Tour history to win in his first start, parring the third hole of a playoff Sunday in the ACE Group Classic in Naples, Fla. Wadkins, a 21-time PGA winner who turned 50 in December, beat Spain's Jose Maria Canizares with a par on the third extra hole. Tom Watson and Walter Hall dropped out with bogeys on the first playoff hole. "It's kind of like an instinct takes over," said Wadkins, who won for the first time since the PGA Tour's...

Lanny Wadkins became the sixth player in PGA Senior Tour history to win in his first start, parring the third hole of a playoff Sunday in the ACE Group Classic in Naples, Fla. Wadkins, a 21-time PGA winner who turned 50 in December, beat Spain's Jose Maria Canizares with a par on the third extra hole. Tom Watson and Walter Hall dropped out with bogeys on the first playoff hole. "It's kind of like an instinct takes over," said Wadkins, who won for the first time since the PGA Tour's...

Tom Lehman admits it. When he got to 9 under after 14 holes Thursday at the St. Jude Classic, he thought about shooting a sub-60 round. "I thought, `I'm hitting the ball pretty well. With four holes to play, I can make three birdies,' " he said. Instead, he made par the next three holes and took his only bogey on the final hole to end up with an 8-under 63 in Memphis and a tie for the first-round lead with Hal Sutton and David Frost. "I hit a good shot on my 15th hole," Lehman said.

Tom Lehman admits it. When he got to 9 under after 14 holes Thursday at the St. Jude Classic, he thought about shooting a sub-60 round. "I thought, `I'm hitting the ball pretty well. With four holes to play, I can make three birdies,' " he said. Instead, he made par the next three holes and took his only bogey on the final hole to end up with an 8-under 63 in Memphis and a tie for the first-round lead with Hal Sutton and David Frost. "I hit a good shot on my 15th hole," Lehman said.

After two days of nongolf excitement and then a rain delay, it wouldn`t have been too surprising to see an amateur leading the first round of the U.S. Women's Open. Michele Redman, a 21-year-old Indiana University senior from Zanesville, Ohio, couldn`t quite take the lead but her 1-under-par 71 was a shot behind Beth Daniel's 70. Redman was tied for second with Amy Benz and Silvia Bertolaccini, who birdied all four par-3s. Bertolaccini's group was the last to complete play, which was suspended...

After two days of nongolf excitement and then a rain delay, it wouldn`t have been too surprising to see an amateur leading the first round of the U.S. Women's Open. Michele Redman, a 21-year-old Indiana University senior from Zanesville, Ohio, couldn`t quite take the lead but her 1-under-par 71 was a shot behind Beth Daniel's 70. Redman was tied for second with Amy Benz and Silvia Bertolaccini, who birdied all four par-3s. Bertolaccini's group was the last to complete play, which was suspended...

Brian Henninger, winless on the PGA Tour since 1994, carved out a 6-under-par 64 in Saturday's third round for a three-stroke lead after three rounds of the John Deere Classic at Coal Valley, Ill. Henninger, one of 31 players called off the course because of threatening weather Friday night, came back Saturday morning to complete a second-round 63. His 64 Saturday afternoon allowed him to tie the tournament's 54-hole record of 193 set by...

Europe's women golfers won back the Solheim Cup in crushing style on Sunday with Britain's Catriona Matthew securing the point that sealed victory over the United States in Loddekopinge, Sweden. Matthew hit her approach to within five feet at the 17th to complete a 3-and-1 win over Rosie Jones, taking Europe to the winning total of 14 1/2. Once Matthew clinched Europe's third victory in the tournament's eighth edition, the four matches still being played were conceded, a point going to each...